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Canucks re-sign Yannick Weber

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/ Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver, BC – Vancouver Canucks General Manager, Jim Benning announced today that the club has signed defenceman Yannick Weber.

Weber, 25, split the 2013.14 season between the Canucks and Utica Comets. With Vancouver, Weber collected 10 points (6-4-10) and 16 penalty minutes in 49 games. He added seven points (2-5-7) in seven games with the Utica Comets. The Morges, Switzerland native also represented his country on the international stage at the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

The 5’11”, 200-pound defenceman has appeared in 164 career NHL games, recording 42 points (11-31-42) with the Canucks and Montreal Canadiens. He has also registered four points (3-1-4) in six career playoff games.

Weber was originally selected in the third round, 73rd overall of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft by Montreal.